June 17, 2026 — The following was released by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission:
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold the Atlantic Croaker Benchmark Stock Assessment Peer Review on July 27-31, 2026 at the Commission’s office, 1050 N. Highland Street, Suite 200 A-N, Arlington, VA.
At the workshop, an independent panel of experts in fisheries science will assess the value and appropriateness of the stock assessment for use in management and provide recommendations for future research and assessment improvements. In its evaluation, the Peer Review Panel will address a terms of reference, which is a list of questions about the quality of the data, the appropriateness of the modeling techniques and assumptions made, conclusions on stock status, as well as how well the assessment addresses other factors such as environmental changes.
The Peer Review Workshop is open to the public, except for select closed sessions for Review Panel deliberations when the public and all other workshop participants may be asked to leave the room. The following webinar link can be used to listen to the proceedings of the Peer Review – https://attendee.
An agenda will be posted in the coming weeks at https://asmfc.org/events/